Garment-connecting device.



M. SCHWARTZ.

GARMENT CONNECTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 190B.

Pater ztefi June 18; 1912.

new: scnwnm'z, or mew roux, 11.- Y.

GARMENT-CONNECTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, PatentedJune18,-1912.

Appliation filed my. 25,1003. Serial No. 445,311.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Momus SCHWARTZ, a.

citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Garment-Gonnectin Devices, of which the followingis a speci cation.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in garmentconnecting devices, and more particularly devices employed for thepurpose of connecting adjacent garments so that the latter will be heldin proper relation to each other.

It is well known that vests, particularly the full-dress type are proneto creep upwardly above the trousers, at times for a distance sufficientto expose the waist band of the trousers, and even the white shirt,which causes not only an unsightly disarrangement of the clothing butcauses considerable embarrassment to the wearer.

My object is, therefore, to provide simple and eflicient means formaintaining a vest and the trousers in proper relation, said meansconsisting of a connecting device adapted to engage both the vest andthe trousers. a

To the ends stated, the invention consists primarily of flexible bandsor ribbons of any suitable material having at their respective endsattaching means for engaging co-.

acting means carrledby the vest and trousers. An adjustable connectionis provided between the two pieces for the adjustment of the len th ofthe complete band as maybe required.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanyingdrawings to be taken as a part of this specification and wherein;

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a vest and pair of trousersconnected by a deyice embodying my invention, said device being shown inoperative position in dottedlines. Fig. 2 is a view from the inside ofthe vest and trousers showing one form of the connecting device inapplied position.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing another form of theinvention.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference 2-1 designates avest of the lowcut or full dress style, and2 the upper portion of a pairof trousers, the same being disposed in the same relative arrangementassumed when being worn, the trousers being covered at the waist-bandportion by the lower edge of the vest as clearly shown in the drawings.4

Sewed or otherwise secured to the inside of the vest, at a pointabove'the lower edge thereof is a, button 3, and secured inside thetrousers below the upper edge of the waistband is a button 4, whichbuttons serve as the means by which the connecting device is attached tothe respective garments. As shown in Fig. 2 this connecting devicecomprises two strips of flexible material havin the requisite strengthand durability, suc as leather, one of, which is provided with aplurality of socketpieces 7 arranged lengthwise thereof, and the otherof said strips having a resilient head 8 adapted to engage said socketpieces to connect said strips to one another. It will be readilyapparent that the head 8 may be engaged with any one of said sockets sothat the length of the complete device may be conveniently regulated.

The outer end of each of the strips 5, 6, is provided with a button hole9, 10, respec tively, the former being intended to receive the buttons 3carried by the vest, and the other the button 4 secured to the inside ofthe trousers.

When the connecting device is secured to the buttons 3', 4, as justmentioned, it will be readily apparent that the vest and trousers willbe held in proper relation so that they cannot be easily pulled apart soas to expose the shirt. The tension on the connecting device may bereadily regulated by adjusting the strips 5, 6, relative to each otherby means of the head and socket fastening as described above, and thesame features of adjustment may also be utilized wise of the otherstrip. The strip 6, if desired, may also be provided with an additionalbutton-hole 14, to provide for further adjustment.

While I have shown buttons and buttonholes as being the most convenientand inexpensive means for connecting the device to the garments, I donot wish to be limited to such embodiment, as other and etficient meansmight be employed without departthereof, a similar strip buttoned to theupper portion of the trousers on the inside thereof, a series offastening devices carried by one of said strips, and a series ofcomplementary fastening devices on the other strip,

substantially as shown andrdescribed and for the purpose set forth.

' MORRIS SCHWARTZ.

Witnesses:

M. LAWSON DYER, S. S. DUNHALL

